I know, we’re nearly in the middle of January, but I just recently rediscovered DJ Earworm’s yearly pop mashups and I’ve been consuming them almost exclusively daily.

Seriously – this one has 20something plays already, counting today only. Something about them rings addictive. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that they’re all pop songs, ha.

Been listening to a lot of jazz/soul lately. I’m looking for other artists in the ilk of Regina Spektor, Jaymay, Cat Power, Nina Simone, Julie London… any suggestions?

Music video’s pretty cool, too.

OK Go has always been awesome. They just decided to continue their streak with their newest video.

Bonus: Another (older) music video for the same song. Two awesome one-takers in one post!

Then you follow it up with a round of Wish You Were Here, and suddenly you’re not in the city anymore.

The Bene Gesserit Litany against Fear

I must not fear.
Fear is the mind-killer.
Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.
I will face my fear.
I will permit it to pass over me and through me.
And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path.
Where the fear has gone there will be nothing.
Only I will remain.

New York is one of those magical places that I’ve never seen, but feel so swayed over by (see also Turkey and Greece). Now I realize nothing is ever what it seems, but this city has had its own fair share of trials and it stands still.

Aside from the gorgeous black and white photography of the city streets and the sweeping shots of the night skyline, the beat in this track is sick.

1000 years in the future, the legacy of John, Paul, Greg, and Scottie remains.

It’s like one of the old “In The Year 3000″ segments on Conan O’ Brien’s show. Funny!

This was originally used as part of the publicity campaign for the 2009 NBA Playoffs, but people will probably recognize it more as the entrance song used by Frank Mir at UFC 100, where he got his face badly bashed in by Brock Lesnar.

Anyway, I digress. The beat is sick, and the lyrics are fierce. Oh and this fan-made video which uses typography in a unique way is pretty damn cool too.

It’s amazing, I’m the reason
Everybody fired up this evening
I’m exhausted, barely breathing
Holding on to what I believe in

No matter what you’ll never take that from me
My reign is as far as your eyes can see

It’s amazin’, so amazin’, so amazin’, so amazin’
It’s amazin’, so amazin’, so amazin’, so amazin’
It’s amazin’
(Let’s go)

I’m a monster, I’m a killer
I know I’m wrong, yeah
I’m a problem that’ll never ever be solved

And no matter what you’ll never take that from me
My reign is as far as your eyes can see

It’s amazin’, so amazin’, so amazin’, so amazin’
It’s amazin’, so amazin’, so amazin’, so amazin’
It’s amazin’
(Let’s go)

I’m a monster, I’m a maven
I know this world is changin’
Never gave in, never gave up
I’m the only thing I’m afraid of

No matter what you’ll never take that from me
My reign is as far as your eyes can see

It’s amazin’, so amazin’, so amazin’, so amazin’
It’s amazin’, so amazin’, so amazin’, so amazin’
It’s amazin’, so amazin’, so amazin’, so amazin’
It’s amazin’, so amazin’, so amazin’, so amazin’
It’s amazin’

I’m amazin’, yeah, I’m all that
If I ain’t on my grind then what you call that?
Victorious, yeah, we warriors
We make history, strive off victory

Standing at my podium
I’m trying watch my sodium
Die high blood pressure
You even let the Feds getcha

I’m amazin’, born on the full moon
I was bred to get it in, no spoon
That’s why I’m so goose, summer time, no juice
Big family, small house, no rooms

They like, oh God, why you go so hard?
Look what he’s been through
He deserves an applause

So amazin’, so amazin’, so amazin’
It’s amazin’, so amazin’, so amazin’, so amazin’
It’s amazin’, so amazin’, so amazin’, so amazin’
It’s amazin’, so amazin’, so amazin’, so amazin’
It’s amazin’

Dig holds a certain… significance for me. It reminds me of someone. I’ll leave it at that. :) Personal meaning aside though, it’s a damn good song. It’s signature Incubus, you could say.

We all have a weakness
But some of ours are easy to identify.
Look me in the eye
And ask for forgiveness;
We’ll make a pact to never speak that word again
Yes you are my friend.

We all have something that digs at us,
At least we dig each other
So when weakness turns my ego up
I know you’ll count on the me from yesterday

If I turn into another
Dig me up from under what is covering
The better part of me
Sing this song
Remind me that we’ll always have each other
When everything else is gone.

We all have a sickness
That cleverly attaches and multiplies
No matter how we try.
We all have someone that digs at us,
At least we dig each other
So when sickness turns my ego up
I know you’ll act as a clever medicine.

If I turn into another
Dig me up from under what is covering
The better part of me.
Sing this song!
Remind me that we’ll always have each other
When everything else is gone.

Oh each other….
When everything else is gone.